Medicare or Medicaid - Are you currently covered by any of the following types of the following types of health insurance or health coverage plans?
Covered by Medicare or Medicaid · Asked in 7 waves, 2019–2025 · 83,991 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of E4_c first asked in 2019: wording or answer options differ from shed:E4_c.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 65% | 35% | 12934 | ±0.9 | |
| 18–29 | 76% | 24% | 2091 | ±2 | |
| 30–44 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2025 146 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28 | web | 12,934 | 12,934 |
| SHED 2024 131 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 12,295 |
| SHED 2023 91 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 11,400 |
| SHED 2022 101 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 11,667 |
| SHED 2021 89 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 11,874 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 11,648 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 12,173 |
| 82% |
| 18% |
| 3002 |
| ±2 |
| 45–64 | 85% | 15% | 4200 | ±2 |
| 65+ | 8% | 92% | 3641 | ±2 |
SHED 2025 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.